3 places in Ilocos to unwind this Halloween

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3 places in Ilocos to unwind this Halloween
Planning a trip to Ilocos this Halloween? Check these place and events happening there

Ilocos is the place to be if you want have a great long weekend near the end of October. The people from the North take their Halloween seriously. There is also the somber panag-aatang or atang when food is offered to the departed to show respect and remembrance.

If you and your friends are heading to Ilocos for a vacation this weekend, there are many places you can go to. Here are 3 places in the far north worth visiting during the Undas. 

1.   Bauang – This is the town in La Union before San Fernando City. Its name (bauang means garlic) already makes it anti-aswang, but no problem. For the past five years, Bauang’s Municipal Hall is always turned into a haunted house for its Panagkakararua (Spirit Festival).

Each department tries to outfright each other, using tons of makeup and prosthetics. I remembered one unwary friend going in there a couple of years to the accounting section only to see 3 “aswangs” inside. As if corruption is not frightening enough!

For this year, they will have a Clash of Bauang Run, a 3-kilometer fun run inspired by the popular game application, Clash of Clans. Then this is followed by a FunTasya Parade on October 31. The Municipal Hall will be more child-friendly this year where it will be transformed into a fantasy booth with cosplayers, Lego and robotic exhibits along the hall. On the 31st, nearby Thunderbird Casino will also have Freddie Aguilar as a guest.

2.   Vigan. But of course, being the favorite locale of ghost movies. This year’s Raniag Twilight Festival already held its sky lantern parade and trick or treating last October 27. There will be Halloween parties all over. We heard the best would be at Luna Hotel, Café Leona, Salcedo Hotel and Hotel Fernandina. On the 31st would be the Zombie Outrun all around Vigan.

3.   Laoag. Semana ti Ar-Aria is the classiest and funniest of them all with the iconic Lilia Cuntapay as the honorary governor for the Undas. Aside from screening Heneral Luna, there will be a horror film festival in Laoag. There is also the Taray ti Ar-Aria, Iloca-Locana Parade and the Tumba Festival. If you’re not frightened enough, there’s Marcos is his mausoleum in Batac City.

What places are you looking forward to visit during the long weekend? Let us know in the comments section. – Rappler.com 

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